Q: Is 169,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 169,200 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 169,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 47 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 94 100 120 141 144 150 180 188 200 225 235 240 282 300 360 376 400 423 450 470 564 600 705 720 752 846 900 940 1,128 1,175 1,200 1,410 1,692 1,800 1,880 2,115 2,256 2,350 2,820 3,384 3,525 3,600 3,760 4,230 4,700 5,640 6,768 7,050 8,460 9,400 10,575 11,280 14,100 16,920 18,800 21,150 28,200 33,840 42,300 56,400 84,600 and 169,200, with no remainder.

Since 169,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 169,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).